South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

30/12/2025

Get to the help you need ... when you need it!

When it’s not life threatening but still urgent
or
• You think you might need to go to a hospital or urgent treatment centre but you're not sure
• You need urgent advice and your GP surgery is closed.

NHS111 is here is to help 24 hours a day,7 days a week online or by phone.

29/12/2025

Winter bugs and illnesses circulate more easily at this time of year. Help us protect our vulnerable patients by:

✅Using a tissue when you cough of sneeze
✅ Disposing of your tissues in a bin
✅ Washing your hands with soap and water

26/12/2025

A lovely message for our gynae outpatients department from a grateful patient 💙

26/12/2025

Cases of flu, colds and respiratory illnesses are on the rise this winter season. Help us to protect vulnerable patients and staff.

To help to reduce the spread we’re asking if you, or someone who you live with has started to feel unwell, to please not visit your loved ones in hospital.

Symptoms can include:

✅A high temperature
✅A dry cough
✅Nausea
✅Vomiting
✅Diarrhoea

24/12/2025

A very merry Christmas and a happy new year from all of us at University Hospitals Tees!

23/12/2025

Are your loved ones being discharged from the hospital over the festive period?

If yes, remember to support them by:

➡️ Arranging transport
➡️ Collecting medications and prescriptions
➡️ Preparing weather-appropriate clothing and footwear
➡️ Turning on the heating and stock up on food and drink at home
➡️ Arranging items they often use within comfortable reach
➡️ Providing emotional support
➡️ Collecting all dressings and necessary equipment
➡️ Asking our staff for information leaflets and useful contacts

23/12/2025

We are supporting Heartburn Health, a pioneering research programme that is now live in Middlesbrough, to find ways to improve care for people heartburn, indigestion and acid reflux. Signing up to Heartburn Health takes minutes and will give you the chance to take part in further research studies, such as the BEST4 Screening Trial, and learn more about your symptoms.

The programme is looking for at least 120,000 volunteers aged 55-79, who live in the UK and experience these symptoms. Join now by visiting www.heartburnhealth.org to make your health data matter and help improve the lives of people with heartburn, indigestion and acid reflux.

We’re bringing together over 120,000 people with heartburn, indigestion and acid reflux to share information about their health and take part in research to improve care.

23/12/2025

Winter bugs are here! STOP the spread.

Hand washing is one of the most effective ways of preventing the spread of infection.

Wash your hands with soap and warm water or use an alcohol-based gel to help protect yourself, patients and staff this winter.

23/12/2025

"I’m so proud of our team and the difference we’ve made by working together to support patients and families at some of the most challenging times in their lives..."

2025 marked a proud milestone for the Parkinson’s Advanced Symptoms Unit (PASU) as it celebrated 10 years of supporting people living with Parkinson’s and their families.

Since opening in 2015 at Redcar Primary Care Hospital, the service has grown into an award-winning, highly regarded model of care, helping around 3,000 patients navigate the most complex stages of their condition.

From the very beginning, PASU was created with a clear ambition: to provide rapid access, specialist support for people with advanced Parkinson’s who are at high risk of hospital admission or nursing care.

Ten years on, that ambition continues to drive everything the service does.

Read more about PASU and its journey on our website: https://www.southtees.nhs.uk/news/celebrating-10-years-of-the-parkinsons-advanced-symptoms-unit-a-decade-of-transforming-care/

Huge congratulations to everyone involved 👏

22/12/2025

Festive cheer filled James Cook Hospital recently as staff from the neonatal unit hosted a special Christmas party for former patients and their families.

Around 170 families attended the celebration for children who had been born premature or sick and had spent some time on the neonatal unit at James Cook.

Families enjoyed Christmas music, festive crafts, soft play and sensory sessions.

Food and drinks were also provided throughout the afternoon, thanks to Our Hospitals Charity, creating a relaxed space for families to come together and reconnect with staff.

Santa also made a very special appearance and handed out presents to every child.

Neonatal nurse consultant Lynne Paterson said: “We often spend a great deal of time with families while their babies are on the neonatal unit, often supporting them through some very difficult early days.

“During this time, strong bonds are formed as we care for their babies at the very start of life, when they are at their most vulnerable.

“Once families go home, we often think about how they’re doing so it means a lot to welcome them back and to see our graduates thriving.”

Read more: https://www.southtees.nhs.uk/news/hospital-hosts-christmas-celebration-for-neonatal-graduates/

22/12/2025

We are hosting our next free Armed Forces coffee morning on:

🗓️Date: Wednesday 7 January 2026
🕦Time: 11am – 12.30pm
📍Venue: University Hospital of Hartlepool, main entrance.

This event is open to all members of the armed forces community and their families including colleagues across University Hospitals Tees.

It offers an opportunity to:

✅ Socialise and build a network with others in the armed forces community
✅Find support services in the local area
✅Shape the support University Hospitals Tees offers

There's no need to book - just drop in as and when it suits you.

North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust

For more information on the support available across University Hospitals Tees: https://www.southtees.nhs.uk/services/armed-forces-community/raising-awareness/

22/12/2025

There are still a few days left for you to place a special memorial bauble on our trees 🎄

Our specialist palliative care teams at James Cook have teamed up with Our Hospitals Charity to offer you the chance to remember your loved ones with a personalised memorial bauble.

Each bauble will feature a white feather and a personalised tribute and will be hung on a dedicated memorial Christmas tree at either James Cook or the Friarage. 🪶

All the money raised will support with buying items for the Dragonfly Scheme where our specialist palliative care teams provide comfort bags to patients, families and carers during their final days of life as well as memory boxes for children.

Our specialist palliative care service consists of three teams who provide support to patients and their families who have a life limiting disease, whether this be cancer or non-cancer across Redcar and Cleveland, Middlesbrough and Hambleton and Richmondshire.

➡️If you would like to pay tribute to a loved one, visit https://www.justgiving.com/.../palliativecaresouthtees2025

The team requests a minimum donation of £2.50 per bauble and is accepting contributions until Christmas Eve.

➡️To read more, visit our website: https://www.southtees.nhs.uk/news/hospital-memorial-bauble-project-brings-comfort-to-patients-this-christmas/